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Protecting Scotland’s Health and Care Workforce

  • Submitted by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2021
  • Motion reference: S5M-23894
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 20 January 2021

Motions as amended

That the Parliament agrees that getting Scotland vaccinated against COVID-19 is the country’s national priority and thanks all staff involved in the roll-out; believes that the deployment of the vaccine must be guided by the expert advice from the JCVI senior clinical advisers across the four nations; welcomes that the delivery of first doses to residents in older people’s care homes is almost complete in Scotland; notes that over 100,000 people have received their first dose of a vaccine in the last seven days, and that Scotland is on course to increase as supply allows; welcomes that care-at-home staff are afforded the same high priority for vaccines as frontline NHS staff; notes that supplies of vaccine may be patchy in the coming months due to factors outwith the control of the Scottish Government or UK Government, such as recent announcements from Pfizer; believes that the care-at-home workers testing pathway being established this week, along with the establishment of the care home visiting professional testing pathway, provide an additional level of protection for those in receipt of care; notes with serious concern the extreme pressure on the NHS as COVID-19 hospital admissions have increased during the second wave; believes that the cancellation of elective procedures, delays to treatment and continued long waits for care are devastating for patients, and that these are creating a backlog of clinical demand to be addressed; recognises that guidance on PPE is produced on a four nations basis, understands that some staff may have concerns in health and social care in light of new and emerging variants; recognises that, while there is currently no evidence of a clinical need to change guidance, the Chief Nursing Officer keeps this under active review and engages with staff representatives on PPE guidance and the use of FPP3, and believes that staff should be able to exercise the risk assessment process to have access to PPE considered professionally necessary.


Vote

Result 66 for, 57 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote Vote Passed

Scottish National Party

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Scottish Green Party

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Did not vote

Independent

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Did not vote

Reform UK

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No Party Affiliation

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0
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Original motion text

That the Parliament agrees that getting Scotland vaccinated against COVID-19 is the country's national priority and thanks all staff involved in the roll-out; notes the concern of the British Medical Association that inoculation targets are in danger of being missed due to “red tape” and "patchy supplies"; believes that home-care staff should be given the same priority for testing and vaccination as other frontline healthcare staff and calls for the healthcare workforce to receive both vaccine doses no later than the end of February; notes with serious concern the extreme pressure on the NHS as COVID-19 hospital admissions have increased during the second wave and as an increasing numbers of patients are catching COVID-19 in hospital; believes that the cancellation of elective procedures, delays to treatment and continued long waits for care are devastating for patients and that these are creating a backlog of clinical demand from which the NHS will take years to recover; considers that further urgent preventative measures are required to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in healthcare settings, to maintain patient and staff safety and to protect non-COVID healthcare services, and calls on the Scottish Government to enhance the PPE recommendations and provide access to at least FFP3 masks and eye protection for all patient-facing healthcare staff, to maximise protection against all known and emerging variants of the virus.

Accepted amendments

Motion ref. S5M-23894.3

Protecting Scotland’s Health and Care Workforce - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Jeane Freeman, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Supported by: Mairi Gougeon, Clare Haughey
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Result 64 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote Vote Passed

Defeated amendments

Motion ref. S5M-23894.1

Protecting Scotland’s Health and Care Workforce - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Supported by: Maurice Golden
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Result 56 for, 62 against, 5 abstained, 6 did not vote Vote Defeated

Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S5M-23894.2

Protecting Scotland’s Health and Care Workforce - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001